Diamond Joe

	  		Intro: 
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Am Am 


Verse 1:
 
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Now there is a man you'll hear about most anywhere you go 
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His holdings are in Texas, and his name is Diamond Joe 
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He carries all his money in a diamond-studded jar 
      C                 Am            F             Am 
He never was much bother by the process of the law 


Verse 2:
      C             Am             F            Am 
Yes I hired out to Joe boys, I did offer him my hand 
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He gave a string of horses so old they could not stand 
    F              C                                 Am 
I swear I like to starve to death, he did mistreat me so 
       C             Am             F            Am 
And I never did save a dollar in the pay of Diamond Joe 


C                              Am 
    I swear I never did save a dollar...
 


Verse 3:
 
     C                Am              F                Am 
His bread it was corn dodger and his meat I could not chaw 
       F                C                                 Am 
And he drove me near distracted with that waggin' of his jaw 
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And the tellin' of his stories, boys, I mean to let you know 
           C            Am               F        Em      Am 
That there never was a rounder who could lie like Diamond Joe 

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Verse 4:
       C                                        F             Am 
Well I tried three times to quit him, boys, but he did argue so 
      F              C                                Am 
That I'm still punchin' cattle in the pay of Diamond Joe 
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And when I'm called up yonder and it comes my time to go 
     C                 Am            F 
Give my blankets to my buddies ooh... 
                           Am 
give the fleas to Diamond Joe 

     C                      Am 
          That's right.. 
        C                                Am 
Give my blankies to my buddies give the fleas to Diamond Joe